The New Statesman is a British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time.
The best episode of "The New Statesman" season 4 is "Back from the Mort", rated 7.3/10 from 50 user votes. It was directed by Graeme Harper and written by Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks. "Back from the Mort" aired on 11/22/1992 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "H*A*S*H".
Having survived imprisonment at hard labour in a Russian gulag, Alan attempts a return to politics by joining the European Parliament as representative from an obscure part of East Germany.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
Alan is worried that European drug lords may interfere with his attempt to make a profit from the forthcoming legalization of marijuana.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
Alan schemes to make some illicit profits from the translators who work for the EC.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
Alan tries to take over leadership of a neo-Nazi organization.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
Alan tries to become a war profiteer by arranging shipments of aid to Bosnia.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks
With his fortunes falling in Europe, Alan tries to get himself appointed to a government post back in England.
Director: Graeme Harper
Writer: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks